# Chandri Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Chandri

Chandri is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,699 people in 344 households**, the 6th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 1,699people (2011)
- 344households
- 64.4%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chandri

Of every 100 households in Chandri in 2011, 22 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chandri · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**86%

Tap water ****11%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****24%**

**34%

Television ****15%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**17%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chandri?

■ Chandri · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**979

Working population ****48.9%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 54.7% for women. 57% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (5%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 73 (9%) · **■** Marginal 627 (76%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jhargram

- Radha Nagar3,746 people
- Lalitasol2,707 people
- Amdai2,142 people
- Gojasimul1,847 people
- Agaibani1,620 people
- Khalsiyali1,508 people
- Madipur1,271 people
- Barjudi1,221 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chandri?1,699 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandri in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chandri?64.4% (Census 2011)